DEBRIS-FREE SINGLE-LINE LASER-PLASMA X-RAY SOURCE FOR MICROSCOPY

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RYMELL, L [1 ]
BERGLUND, M [1 ]
HERTZ, HM [1 ]
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[1] LUND INST TECHNOL,DEPT PHYS,S-22100 LUND,SWEDEN
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10.1063/1.113105
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O59 [应用物理学];
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A debris-free, narrow-bandwidth, single-line laser-plasma soft x-ray source has been developed suitable for water-window microscopy using zone-plate optics. The 10 Hz table-top source utilizes microscopic ammonium hydroxide droplets as target. The N VI emission at λ=2.88 nm is ∼1×1012 photons/(sr pulse). As an alternative to ammonium hydroxide, it is demonstrated that urea dissolved in water also produces strong emission from nitrogen ions, thereby extending the applicability of the droplet x-ray source to a new range of target materials.© 1995 American Institute of Physics.
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